Silverchair - Neon Ballroom [2LP]

Neon Ballroom is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released in 1999. The band had originally intended to take a 12-month-break after the release of 1997's Freak Show, but in the end they decided to devote their time to making new music. In 1999, Johns announced that he had developed the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, due to anxiety. Johns noted that the lyrics to "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" dealt with his disorder, where he would "eat what he needed to stay awake." He revealed that his eating problems developed from the time of Freak Show and when Neon Ballroom was written he "hated music, really everything about it", Johns sought therapy and medication but felt "It's easier for me to express it through music and lyrics". The album retains alot of the influences of the first two records Silverchair released, however the song stucture and use of more electronica instruments sets it apart. Neon Ballroom is Silverchairs most successful record to date.
(180 Gram Translucent Blue Audiophile Vinyl, insert, gatefold, limited to 1500)